Monday, August 17, 2009

wings of freedom


This canvas is a reminder for me, and for my girls, hung right in our upstairs hallway outside of all of our bedrooms where we begin our day.
I believe that it is so true;
We all have such beautiful potential within us if we can just stretch open our freedom wings and believe that we can each take off in all of the beautiful ways that we were made to fly.
Having said that though, in walks self doubt and a few good ol' bummer days to Rob us of our freedom...that positive mind set is easier said than done right?

So here we go;
a bright reminder hanging in our hallway right at eye level!
on this project I used a 16x24 canvas, brushed with cream and blue acrylic paint, then gel medium with old book pages, masking tape for texture, india ink and spray inks to build up my background. Then onto the yummy toppings; words are drawn in regular black uniball pen, painted with watercolor paint and highlighted with white charcoal, wings are painted with white watercolor, vintage bird card, prima flower stem, 7 gypsies keyhole and other goodie bits are all a part of the Kenner Road kits this month!May you spread your beautiful wings of freedom my friends, your potential is unlimited!
Take flight in faith.

9 comments:

Gabi said...

Stunning reminder, CD!!! The colors are amazing and all those little details are just perfect!

Emily said...

What an awesome reminder! Love the colors and the dimension!

*reyanna* said...

This canvas is gorgeous! Love all the details. And what a great message. :)

Tracie said...

Love this!! How do I go about getting your font cd? Thanks

Unknown said...

oh, how gorgeous! i'm soooo excited that i found your blog!!!! serously, you used my fave colors! i'm in love with it!

Nicole said...

I enjoyed reading your column on the CK blog this morning! You are very talented, my dear!

christie said...

Simply beautiful!

Sierra said...

This is STUNNING! Amazing colors. Thanks for sharing!

Stephanie said...

Amazing and beautiful...I wish I could just sit and watch you work!